Fashioning Intellectual Property
Exhibition, Advertising and the Press, 1789-1918
1st Edition
Published on 19. January 2012
Book
Hardback
204 pages
978-0-521-76756-9 (ISBN)
Description
Vigorous public debate about intellectual property has a long history. In this assessment of the shifting relationships between the law and the economic, social and cultural sources of creativity and innovation during the long-nineteenth century, Megan Richardson and Julian Thomas examine the 'fashioning' of the law by focusing on emblematic cases, key legislative changes and broader debates. Along the way, the authors highlight how, in 'the age of journalism', the press shaped, and was shaped by, the idea of intellectual property as a protective crucible for improvements in knowledge and progress in the arts and sciences. The engagement in our own time between intellectual property and the creative industries remains volatile and unsettled. As the authors conclude, the fresh opportunities for artistic diversity, expression and communication offered by new media could see the place of intellectual property in the scheme of law being reinvented once again.
Reviews / Votes
'It is fascinating to learn how IP law came about, by demonstrating the socio-legal aspects of UK common law and emerging legislation, later adopted in the United States and other common law countries ... The book is packed with helpful and detailed footnotes, case citations and historical documents - demonstrating that Richardson and Thomas must have experienced great academic pleasure when trawling through archived material not necessarily available online. ... The book makes fascinating reading, useful for IP law lecturers and practitioners in this field in that one gains detailed knowledge about the background and ever evolving law of intellectual property set within a well-researched historical context of the eighteenth to early twentieth centuries.' Entertainment Law Review 'The in-depth and rigorous treatment of the legal aspects with emphasis on the soft and hard provisions in various international agreements along with the succinct examples makes the book a valuable read for researchers, practitioners and policy makers alike.' Vijayalakshmi Asthana, Journal of Intellectual Property RightsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
1 Tables, black and white; 11 Halftones, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
457 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-76756-9 (9780521767569)
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Fashioning Intellectual Property
Exhibition, Advertising and the Press, 1789-1918
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Persons
Megan Richardson is a Director of the Centre for Media and Communications Law, an Associate Director of Law at the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia and a Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne. Julian Thomas is Director of the Swinburne Institute for Social Research and Professor of Media and Communications at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Content
Part I. The Journalism Age: 1. Grub Street biographers; 2. Author-journalists; 3. Agitators and dissenters; 4. End of the property right; Part II. The Exhibition-Effect: 5. Patent inadequacies; 6. Exhibition fever; 7. Lessons and compromises; 8. Rise of advertising; Part III. The Author-Brand Continuum: 9. Rethinking 'romantic' authorship; 10. The artist in an age of mechanical reproduction; 11. From fashion to brand; 12. Closing the categories; Epilogue; Appendices.